Coloring Applet ©copyright 1998, Patrick K. Jaromin Applet courtesy of Alex's Box of Crayons (www.KidAlex.com) | Florida water rats are really round-tailed muskrats. They are good swimmers and live near marshy swamps, ponds,, lakes and rivers. Muskrats eat water plants at night and sleep in mound-shaped houses during the day. Their houses are made of mud, sticks and plants with two hidden underwater doorways. |